pandler

22 ms·

181.
by pandler 12y ago
I'd be interested to see how it stacks up against other python-to-js converters in terms of both speed and supported python features.
182.
by pandler 12y ago
In tools & home, a search for ryobi or milwaukee yields results 1/2 full of DeWalt tools. Just as I suspected.
183.
by pandler 12y ago
Admit that it's at least slightly better than seeing E=mc^2 tagged on everything though...
184.
by pandler 12y ago
Haha I was thinking that as you move left on the scale the more likely you are to see rappers that people tend to mock.
185.
by pandler 12y ago
> Firstly, the repetition is rap's main ingredient. Is it though? I don't dispute that sheer vocabulary size isn't a sign of quality, but that seems like a very ignorant generalization of rap.
186.
by pandler 12y ago
Any chance you would release your code for this? I'd love to run an analysis on some lesser known rappers and play around with some of the filters. Awesome project btw. EDIT: The reason I ask is that I assume you don't have the ti
187.
by pandler 12y ago
Jus Allah has been in and out of JMT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_Mind_Tricks
188.
by pandler 12y ago
Yes - one that won't shut off until I do some jumping jacks.
189.
by pandler 13y ago
I think the control of a freebord comes from the hooks in combination with the third wheels, not just the hooks. Having done a fair amount of downhill longboarding, I don't think having hooks on a longboard would give you any more con
190.
by pandler 13y ago
The part that vexed me the most as a student was the constant release of marginally different textbook editions. The one time I tried my luck with an older (and cheaper) edition was with a thermodynamics text that was only one edition out o
191.
by pandler 13y ago
Roald Dahl is a great example of a prolific author who would write perhaps 4 hours a day and would spend the rest of his time drinking, relaxing, and tending to his farm. As far as I know, a casual pace like that is pretty common among writ
192.
by pandler 13y ago
Some imperial measurements are pretty random (1 mile = 1720 yards, 1 yard = 3 feet?), but many of the commonly used ones are just based on fractions or convenient values instead of everything being base 10. Maybe this will help with the flu
193.
by pandler 13y ago
That's what I do. I think the mobile browser version even works better than some of the older versions of their android app I've used.
194.
by pandler 13y ago
I hate for my only comment on this fascinating piece to be largely irrelevant, but has anyone else noticed that the publication date is March 3, 2014? It's only the 25th of February.
195.
by pandler 13y ago
The coin flip works surprisingly well for me, and for the exact reason you stated. Given the choice between two options that I can't decide between, I flip a coin. The actual result of the flip is irrelevant, because I'll invariab
196.
by pandler 13y ago
There are distinct differences between (1) visualizing a program (e.g. light table), (2) using a visual interface to generate the underlying (e.g. XCode Storyboard), and (3) a "language" whose primary or sole mode of "program
197.
by pandler 13y ago
I think the quotes around "best practices" served to convey a sense of mocking. The second paragraph is evidence of that.
198.
by pandler 13y ago
Even if you buy it at Best Buy, what would you do with it until you get back home and connect it with your computer?
199.
by pandler 13y ago
> What bothers me most about this is the idea that programmers are some kind of underclass that just doesn't get "normal" people. The truth is that we're people too who have a lot of the same needs as "normal&quo
200.
by pandler 13y ago
> even if smart people tell you something, you often need to fail it first to really get it. That was really emphasized for me after my first startup failed. After we pulled the plug, all the advice I had procured in the previous months
201.
by pandler 13y ago
There is a concept in mechanical engineering where something can have a "normally closed position." You see this often with valves. The idea is that the normal resting position of the actuator prevents flow throw the valve. The ef
202.
by pandler 13y ago
Isn't that a bit paradoxical? If the long term success of BitCoin rides on people using it to make transactions (e.g. paying for games by zynga), then what good is it for businesses to hoard large amounts of it for speculation?
203.
by pandler 13y ago
It's a great marketing ploy.
204.
by pandler 13y ago
> every engineering solution is accompanied by a business solution This cannot be stressed enough. Replace "business" with X. Engineering is rarely isolated. More often than not, constraints on time, budget, usability, customer
205.
by pandler 13y ago
I've been using safety razors for a while now, and my personal experience has been that it depends on two things: the geometry of the razor (the tool, not the blade), and the brand of double-edged blade. I have used blades and razors w
206.
by pandler 13y ago
I'm not 100% sure what you are confused about, but let me take a stab at it. Prior disclosure is public disclosure of the invention prior to the patent application. The one year rule states that once you publicly disclose an invention,
207.
by pandler 13y ago
Oh, they aren't censoring it in the strictest sense of the word. They are just making it so they can't be found. Censor carries a lot of negative connotation, and they are trying to distance themselves from that on a technicality
208.
by pandler 13y ago
That's a little presumptuous, don't you think? What gave you the impression that these people need to be saved, and from what? You're absolutely right. These are human beings. Treat them like human beings, not pitiful beings
209.
by pandler 13y ago
Perhaps the context you are missing is the history of suicide among startup founders. Suicide may not be technology itself, but history (and previous discussions I have read here on HN) has shown us that its relevant to the people that crea
210.
by pandler 13y ago
Of course they don't have your best interests in mind. Isn't that the point?

More ›